At Mukataa compound, PA leader tells Mitzna, Oron and other Israeli left political leading figures Netanyahu told him settlement freeze could not be extended due to fear of coalition's collapse. Palestinians agreed to international presence in West Bank, he adds.
Ashrawi: Wall between us not only physical
Abbas: "I have eight grandchildren, and I want them to live in peace and security."
Mitzna: "I don't represent the Israeli government and I have a lot to say about what the government is doing, but this is not the time or place for criticism. The problem is that both sides don't realize enough that peace is everyone's interest."

Latest Update: 12.19.10

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with meeting with some 100 Israelis at his headquarters in Ramallah on Sunday and told them that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had informed him that he could not extend the